Android sales up 800 percent

The market share claimed by Android smartphone handsets in the UK has grown by 810% in the past year, according to figures from research firm GfK. Smartphones claimed 48.7% of all handset sales and 83.1% of contract sales in February 2011 with Android dominating the smartphone operating system with a 34.1% share.

The figures show that Android handsets are starting to take a hold with consumers and with business buyers as more apps become available and confidence in the platform grows. That’s going to add momentum and competition to the market in the second half of the year, when we can expect a lot of exciting new Android smartphone releases.

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